Black Philanthropy Initiative
Launched in 2007, the Black Philanthropy Initiative (BPI) serves as a model for rethinking philanthropy in Forsyth County’s black community. Through engagement and encouragement, BPI educates people to utilize their philanthropic strengths of time, talent, and treasure to impact meaningful change and address identified needs in the black community.
Leadership
The Black Philanthropy Initiative is led by a group of community volunteers who acknowledge the traditions of sharing in the black community and seek to expand charitable giving through education and impact.
advisory committee
- Roger Hyman
Chair - Melvin Scales
Vice Chair - Michael Frye
Secretary - Leroy Davis
Treasurer - Takeisha Redd
Chair, Governance - Nicole Gentles
Chair, Marketing - Mae Rodney
Chair, Resource Development - Artina Dawkins
Member-at-Large - Robin Barksdale Ervin
- Shawan Gabriel
- Robert Leak, III
- Leslie Sadler
- Corlis Sellers-Drummond
- Gregory Turner
- Carrie Woods
Grants
In 2019, the Black Philanthropy Initiative’s grantmaking will focus on advancing equity in education. Details on BPI’s priority areas in the next funding cycle will be announced in the second quarter of 2019.
